In accordance with the Industry-University-Research Cooperation Agreement signed in 2017 between Beijing Geolight Instrument Equipment Co., Ltd. and the Department of Instrument Science, Institute of Disaster Prevention, Geolight Company combines teaching requirements and corporate practical conditions to provide broader internship opportunities for students and actively explore a university-enterprise collaborative talent cultivation model for innovative professionals. Adhering to the principles of complementary advantages, mutual benefit, innovation promotion and common development, both parties jointly arranged a one-day visiting internship for freshmen of the Department of Instrument Science, together with a one-week internship for nine postgraduate students at the company. The company provides conditions for professional visits, internships, traineeships and scientific research experiments, aiming to help students gain intuitive understanding of the principle, structure, production and application of seismic instruments within a short period.
This teaching internship targeted junior students of the Department of Instrument Science during summer vacation, lasting two weeks from July 16 to July 29, 2018 at Beijing Geolight Company. A total of 30 students participated. Faculty supervisors were assigned by the university, while Beijing Geolight undertook internship guidance, logistics and reception work. The internship mainly covered two themes: assembly and commissioning of seismic instruments, and site survey & selection of station foundations for strong-motion stations.
Group Photo of All Interns with Corporate Leaders and Instructors
Subsequently, Mr. Zhuang on behalf of the company and Vice Dean Yao Zhenjing on behalf of the university attended a grand unveiling ceremony outside the company building.
As Vice Dean Yao Zhenjing from the Institute of Disaster Prevention and Chairman Zhuang Cantao of Geolight Company jointly removed the silk ribbon for the Collaborative Education Base of the School of Electronic Science and Control Engineering, Institute of Disaster Prevention, a new chapter of university-enterprise cooperation was officially inaugurated.
Vice Dean Yao Zhenjing delivered a speech on behalf of the university. As a long-term promoter of university-industry collaborative education, she shared profound reflections. Over more than two years, Professor Yao visited Geolight on multiple occasions and conducted repeated communications to facilitate the establishment of the collaborative education base.
Vice Dean Yao Zhenjing Delivering a Speech on Behalf of the School
This summer practice further validated the vital importance of university-enterprise cooperation. First of all, university-enterprise cooperation responds to social and market demands. For students, it prioritizes practical capability development and offers a precious hands-on opportunity. Furthermore, it enables information and resource sharing between universities and enterprises. Universities gain access to industrial equipment, while enterprises cultivate talent, realizing organic integration between classroom knowledge and industrial practice. Consensus has been reached between the Institute of Disaster Prevention and Beijing Geolight Instrument Equipment Co., Ltd. on this vision. The successful completion of this practice lays a solid foundation for future cooperation, and both sides expressed expectations for deeper partnership ahead.